For Christian Artists

Mission and Doctrinal Statement

This website has aligned itself with the Christian Performing Artists' Fellowship. The website has adopted portions of the the Christian Performing Artists mission statement and the full doctrinal statement as its own:

Vision
Statement

To
bring the love of
Christ to a relatively untouched mission field: the many thousands
involved in
the world of the arts. This includes performers, artists, teachers,
and audiences, as well as arts administrators. This site is organized as a
trans-denominational ministry dedicated to the glory of God and to spreading the Gospel of Jesus
Christ.

Statement
of Faith

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A. Essential Biblical Doctrine

We believe
the Bible to be the inspired word of God (II Tim. 3:16). It is the only
infallible standard for our lives, and its teachings must be the
absolute authority of CPAF's ministry (Josh. 1:7-8).

We believe
that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: the Father,
the Son, and the Holy Spirit (Mt. 28:19: Lk. 3:21-22).

We believe in
the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ (Col. 2:9) - the Messiah (Jn.
4:25-26) whom God had promised to send for the salvation of all who
believe (Lk. 4:21), in His virgin birth (Matt. 1:20-25), in His sinless
life (Heb. 4:15), in His miracles (Jn. 15:24), in His atoning death on
the cross (Col. 1:22), in His bodily resurrection (Lk. 24:46-48), in
His ascension into heaven (Act. 1:9), and in His personal return which
He has promised (Mt. 24:30-31).

We believe in
the present ministry of the Holy Spirit (Jn. 14:26), enabling
Christians to live godly lives (I Jn. 3:24), and convicting unbelievers
of their need for Christ(Jn. 16:7-8).

We believe
that man has rebelled against God (Isa. 53:6), and that all who are not
born again through Jesus Christ are separated from God and in need of
the Savior (Mt.7:13-14; Jn. 3:3).

We believe
that salvation, eternal life, and reconciliation with God are found
only in Jesus Christ (Jn. 5:24; Acts 4:12).

We believe
that the Good News of salvation through Jesus Christ has been entrusted
to men to proclaim to everyone (Mk. 16: 15-16: Rom. 1:16)

We believe
that there will one day be a judgment of all men (Mt. 25:31-32): those
who are saved will receive eternal life with God (Jn. 3:16), and those
who are lost will receive eternal punishment (Jn. 3:36).

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B. Debatable Interpretations and Doctrines

God
has given CPAF the
task of bringing together performing artists from many different
denominational
backgrounds. We recognize that argument over different interpretations
of
certain passages of scripture would hinder the execution of this
fellowship.
God has commanded us to avoid "passing judgment on disputable matters"
(Rom. 14:1). We therefore have "agreed to disagree" upon a variety of
controversial and debatable topics, so that we might be free to serve
God
together in the world of the performing arts.